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INTERPOM | PRIMEURS 2008:
The verdict: a great success, with 11.5 % more visitors than at the last event !!

Press release - 8 December 2008:

Right from the outset, the organizers opted for a clear focus on the potato sector; the fruit and vegetable sectors were added later. A strategy that has proved to be very successful! Over the years, Interpom | Primeurs has gradually developed into a real top event for professionals in all corners of the potato, fruit and vegetable sector, from growers to processors. It is an event that fires the imagination and mobilizes the whole sector.

Expectations were running high after a very successful edition in 2006 and a record number of 185 exhibitors registered for this year’s event, occupying an exhibition area of 25 000m². And Interpom | Primeurs did not disappoint us, with 6 958 visitors on the Sunday (+ 4.4% compared with the last event), 3 951 visitors on Monday (+ 19.7%) and 2 949 visitors on the closing day (+19.9%). And Interpom | Primeurs 2008 welcomed an amazing 13 858 enthusiastic visitors, 11.5% more than at the last event in 2006 !! A fantastic result in these difficult economic times and proof positive of the resilience and dynamism of the sector !

During Interpom | Primeurs 2008, the winners of the BPQA – Belgian Potato Quality Award – were announced. The winners are Jan Coenegrachts of Riemst and the Cap family of Ernage (Gembloux). For the next two years, they can pride themselves on being the best potato growers in Belgium and were the happy recipients of a cheque for 2 500 EUR. The following growers received an honourable mention and a cheque for 250 EUR: Bart Nemegheer (Tielt), Carlos Van Den Bossche (Kaprijke), Stéphane and Hervé Comijn (Amay), Christophe and Antoine Geeraerts (Fromiée) and Steve Vrancx (Gosselies).

The seminars also attracted large audiences. On Monday, there was an overview of the Belgian potato sector, followed by a round table discussion in which five leading personalities in the potato business analysed the opportunities and threats facing the sector. On the closing day of the event, there was a seminar on “Quality systems in the vegetable sector”.

More information to follow shortly on the next edition of Interpom | Primeurs, which will be held in 2010! 

°	When?
	Sunday 28 November 2010, from 10 till 18 hrs Monday 29 November 2010, from 10 till 18 hrs Tuesday 30 November  2010, from 10 till 18 hrs
°	Where?
	Adress: Kortrijk Xpo - Doorniksesteenweg 216, 8500 Kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (0) 56 24 11 11 - www.kortrijkxpo.com Access: via hall 1 and the Rambla Itinerary: motorway E17 Antwerpen-Gent-Kortrijk, exit no. 2 Kortrijk-Zuid “Expo” Kortrijk Xpo is easy to get to for foreign visitors, by road, rail or air. Excellent hotel accommodation is available in Kortrijk and the surrounding area. For a detailed itinerary: click here
°	Access
	10,00 EUR/person   5,00 EUR/person with 50% reduction card
°	Parking
	Recommended car parks: P1-P2-P3-P4-P5-P6-P7 Price of a parking ticket: 3 EUR/day ; payment at the ticket machines at the car parks or by VISA on entering and leaving the car park. .
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°	Hotels
	For all hotel reservations, you can select one of our recommended partners.  Click here.
°	Tourism: spend a day in the city of Kortrijk!
	Kortrijk is the historical central town of one of the most dynamic regions in Flanders. The town looks back on a gripping historical past. Over seven centuries ago, Kortrijk was the setting for the Battle of the Golden Spurs, one of the key symbols of the Flemish struggle for emancipation. More recently, the flax industry, leaving a myriad of economic imprints on the region, served to lend the town its solid international reputation. Today, Kortrijk stands proud as a multifaceted modern town, intensively investing in its future. Melding tradition and innovation, Kortrijk combines a due sense of history and a forward-looking vision of the future … Click here for more informations
°	Organisation
	Kortrijk Xpo Doorniksesteenweg 216 8500 Kortrijk - BELGIUM Tel  +32 (0) 56 24 11 11 Fax +32 (0) 56 25 77 31 E-mail: interpom-primeurs@kortrijkxpo.com  Web: www.interpom-primeurs.be Persons to contact: Exhibition Assistant: Gilly Masschelein Assistant Exhibition Manager: Kim de Gruyter Exhibition Manager: Patricia Huygelier Director Kortrijk Xpo Organizations: Nadine Coudyser